西瓜单词

escalator是什么意思

escalator

英 ['eskəleɪtə] 美 ['ɛskə'letɚ]

escalator 扶梯

e-, 缓音字母。-scala, 梯子，词源同ascend, echelon.

escalator (n.): 1900, American English, trade name of an Otis Elevator Co. moving staircase, coined from escalade + -ator in elevator. Figurative use is from 1927.

1. I pushed through the crowds and on to the escalator.

我挤出人群，踏上了自动扶梯。

来自柯林斯例句

3. You can ride the escalator up but have to descend on foot.: 你可以搭电梯上去,但要自己走下来.

5. Go downstairs through Exit B; turn around and take the escalator downstairs.: 从B出口下地下, 后转然后乘向下的扶梯.